If U're 18 and over, come here
I got something 4 your mind

Prince Is Dead!!

RIP PRINCE 1958 - 1993

The album cover proclaims "Prince: 1958–1993", indicating that Prince had "died" in 1993, and was reborn under his Love Symbol alias. The church depicted in the background of the record's cover is the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. The outtakes from the photoshoot for the cover of the album were released a year before in The Sacrifice of Victor, Prince's first book.

Released August 16, 1994
Recorded 1991–1994
Paisley Park Studios, Chanbassen, MN; The Record Plant, Los Angeles; Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles

1. Come – 11:13
2. Space – 4:28
3. Pheromone – 5:08
4. Loose! – 3:26
5. Papa – 2:48
6. Race – 4:28
7. Dark – 6:10
8. Solo (Prince/David Henry Hwang) – 3:48
9. Letitgo – 5:32
10. Orgasm – 1:39

Like a strawberry, chocolate, fender jazz, mashed potato fuzztone
All over your thighs

Very underrated album!

I still like it, and I´m one of the few people who really like the album version of the title song ( the other versions are cool, too, but I prefer the album version except for those ridiculous pussy eating sounds).

Strays of the World should´ve been on the album as the last song, the whole concept behind it would´ve been much more cohesive and complete. I know people hate that song but I really like it a lot and it would´ve fit perfectly on that album instead of being sandwiched randomly on Crystal Ball.

Morris Hayes likes it,too. Great song. I would love to hear the demo/solo version of that song that Morris once mentioned and that Prince recorded in Paris. Can´t imagine it without the band and Michael´s drums and Sonny´s bass. Too bad it was omitted from the album. Kind of ruined the "COME" concept behind that album.

this is actually one of my fav albums. and the song "come" is also one of my favs, I love the smooth jazzy feeling 2 the song, so underrated!

OldFriends4Sale said:

What the heck is going on with his hair in this picture?

Dear OF4S,

What happened to album era? There was Diamonds & Pearls 1992 and now Come 1993-1995. Wasn't the somewhere in between that time? It's possibly my favorite album.

Thanks!

hls2000 said:

Dear OF4S,

What happened to album era? There was Diamonds & Pearls 1992 and now Come 1993-1995. Wasn't the somewhere in between that time? It's possibly my favorite album.

Thanks!

lol Yep, I'm coming 2 that one, just trying 2 make sure I have the divide between 0(+> & Come & the Gold Experience the 1991-1995 years seem to overlap extremely

blueharmony84 said:

this is actually one of my fav albums. and the song "come" is also one of my favs, I love the smooth jazzy feeling 2 the song, so underrated!

I love hearing that other people love this album. Usually I am kind of embarassed to admit it is in my top 5. It is another time when Prince is mixing sounds. You have the jazz but also the Velvet Underground feel too.

ariomuse said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

What the heck is going on with his hair in this picture?

I am asking myself that too. His look reminds me of a vampire saying "Got Blood"? But love the album.

I love the Come album. Come is really sexy, Space is incredible and Letitgo has honest and meaningful lyrics.

@ the "If you're eighteen and over" intro.

I was only twelve when this album came out and thirteen when I finally went out and bought it.... and that sez whut?

Mind you I'd already heard the majority of it during the "Beautiful Experience" TV special.

anc282 said:

@ the "If you're eighteen and over" intro.

I was only twelve when this album came out and thirteen when I finally went out and bought it.... and that sez whut?

Mind you I'd already heard the majority of it during the "Beautiful Experience" TV special.

At least you were pretty close to the age.

Though I'd "Come" check this era thread out, pretty cool

Airiq Anest – programming
Michael Bland (as Michael B.) – drums
Tommy Barbarella – performer
Jearlyn Steele Battle – sampling
Kathleen Bradford – background vocals
Chronic Freeze – engineer, mastering, mixing
Brian Gallagher – horn
Tom Garneau – assistant
Ray Hahnfeldt – engineer, mixing
Kimm James – assistant
Dave Jensen – horn
Kathy Jensen – horn
Eric Leeds – flute
Mayte – background vocals
Micah Nelson – horn
Ricky Peterson – keyboards
Prince – arranger, composer, vocals, background vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
Steve Strand – horn
Sonny T. – performer
Tom Tucker – engineer, mixing



Most of the songs from the Come album were recorded in early 1993 during a highly prolific time for Prince. An early collection of tracks included: "Come", "Endorphinmachine", "Space", "Pheromone", "Loose", "Papa", "Dark", and "Poem". It was unknown at this time if these tracks were indeed intended for an album. In late May 1993, Prince's then band member, Mayte Garcia, sent a letter to a Prince fanzine listing the above tracks, plus a few others: "Interactive", "Peach", "Pope", "Solo", and "Race". Most of these songs were newly written, except "Peach" (written in 1992), and "Race" (written in 1991 during the Love Symbol album sessions - it uses a scratching sound effect similar to Love Symbol's "The Continental").

After Prince's name change to an unpronounceable symbol, he intended to release new songs under that moniker in formats other than albums. He would fulfill his contract to Warner Bros. by delivering unreleased material from his music vault. Prince conceived an "interactive musical experience" called Glam Slam Ulysses - a musical loosely based on Homer's Odyssey. Thirteen tracks were selected and premiered as the first new material from Prince. These songs and many others would travel back and forth between different concepts of albums in a relatively short frame of time. The Dawn was a triple-album concept. The track listing is unknown, but the idea was scrapped for single album releases. Some of these ended up on Come, and some on a new album called The Gold Experience. There was also an idea floating around for The Beautiful Experience that took on various forms before its final release as a maxi single.

On March 6, 1994, Prince submitted a tape of eight songs to Dutch radio stations which included the song "Pheromone." Five days later, he submitted the first version of the Come album to Warner Bros. The album consisted of: "Poem", "Interactive", "Endorphinemachine", "Space", "Pheromone", "Loose", "Papa", "Race", "Dark", "Solo", and "Strays of the World". This version of the album has been leaked, and is commonly known as the Come Test Pressing. Interestingly, the title track was absent. Warner Bros. rejected this version, asking for the title track and some other new material, such as the recent hit "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World". Prince tooled with the title track, creating an 11-minute horn-boosted sexual romp. He added it to the album and resubmitted it to Warner Bros., and they agreed to it.

Prince changed the album once again, removing the more rock-oriented tracks "Interactive", "Endorphinemachine", and "Strays of the World". He broke up "Poem" into segues throughout the album, with the remainder retitled as "Orgasm", and also included the newly-written track "Letitgo". This final version was submitted to Warner Bros. on the same day as a configuration of The Gold Experience. Prince wanted them to release both albums simultaneously, so the Prince material would compete with the one released under the symbolic moniker in the charts (with the latter having more commercial material). Warner Bros. accepted both albums, but refused to release them both at the same time.

The guitar sound on "Orgasm" is a sample of a feedback guitar solo from a previous Prince track, "Private Joy" from his 1981 album Controversy. The moaning on "Orgasm" is that of Vanity, recorded in 1983 for the unreleased track "Vibrator". In the liner notes, Vanity is credited as "she knows".

Upon release, Come received little support from Prince, who derided the album as "old material", despite the fact that many of the tracks had been recorded during the same sessions that produced The Gold Experience. Since Prince placed the more up-tempo and commercial material from these sessions on The Gold Experience, the overall tone of Come is somewhat dark and experimental in nature. As it stands, the album is an interesting look inside Prince's mind, and one of his most sensual and foreboding albums; perhaps more so than The Black Album. Despite Prince's apparent marketing neglect, Come performed moderately well, reaching #15 in the U.S., going gold and receiving heavy R&B airplay with the single "Letitgo". In the UK, the album was a huge hit, debuting at #1. Prince also released two maxi singles in support of the album.

anc282 said:

At least you were pretty close to the age.

Deadflow3r said:

blueharmony84 said:

this is actually one of my fav albums. and the song "come" is also one of my favs, I love the smooth jazzy feeling 2 the song, so underrated!

I love hearing that other people love this album. Usually I am kind of embarassed to admit it is in my top 5. It is another time when Prince is mixing sounds. You have the jazz but also the Velvet Underground feel too.

nothing 2 be embarassed of

it's def in my top 5 as well!

I the title track

the only 2 tracks i never liked are Solo and Orgasam The guitar solo flashback is cool.. but the moaning park just kills it

mplsmike said:

I the title track

the only 2 tracks i never liked are Solo and Orgasam The guitar solo flashback is cool.. but the moaning park just kills it

I think that's something about his music in the 1990's that became very ear aching for me, where things became much more 'loud'

moaning in Lady Cab Driver was 'classy' or in Vibrator(outtake) it just worked and wasn't overbearing. In Orgasam it's embarrassing and loud

spelling out P U S S Y in New Position was tastefully done, and even then I didn't readily hear it.

AHHHHHHH PUSSY Control Ooooh, is like scratching nails on a chalk board

Maybe the loud influences of hip hop & Tony M brought that affect in

OldFriends4Sale said:

In Orgasam it's embarrassing and loud

Ohh god yes!! I remember playing this album with my GF around (heck around a few friends too) I had to jump up and stop this before the moaning continued Bad enough some of my friends dont want to hear prince

the Come album is one of the highlights in Prince's career for me.

I LOVE the Come album, this fine piece of art.

(IF only the single LoveSign had been included on the Come album.. then - perfect)

- thanks, nice thread.

thedance said:

the Come album is one of the highlights in Prince's career for me.

I LOVE the Come album, this fine piece of art.

(IF only the single LoveSign had been included on the Come album.. then - perfect)

- thanks, nice thread.

Is Love Sign an "outtake" from this period? It seems to 'positive' to be on this album

Seems Prince was going thru a 'situation' with this album and the whole "Prince is Dead" thing

4 some reason I see this album as the "Black Album" of the 1990's

thedance said:

(IF only the single LoveSign had been included on the Come album.. then - perfect)

I dont think it fits on the album. But i do hate these 40 minute albums. Fill them cds up with somethin'

I would have 2 say that my fav song on the album is....Letitgo. I love the blending of all the vocals and the background noise (bells,keyboard, guitar, etc).

Interesting facts there.

I think the original pressing would have been cooler:

"Poem", "Interactive", "Endorphinemachine", "Space", "Pheromone", "Loose", "Papa", "Race", "Dark", "Solo", and "Strays of the World".

Maybe he could have added 18&Over instead of 'Come'?!

Interesting that the title track was almost an afterthought!

OldFriends4Sale said:

mplsmike said:

I the title track

the only 2 tracks i never liked are Solo and Orgasam The guitar solo flashback is cool.. but the moaning park just kills it

I think that's something about his music in the 1990's that became very ear aching for me, where things became much more 'loud'

moaning in Lady Cab Driver was 'classy' or in Vibrator(outtake) it just worked and wasn't overbearing. In Orgasam it's embarrassing and loud

spelling out P U S S Y in New Position was tastefully done, and even then I didn't readily hear it.

AHHHHHHH PUSSY Control Ooooh, is like scratching nails on a chalk board

Maybe the loud influences of hip hop & Tony M brought that affect in

Funny that, because the moaning in Vibrator and Orgasm is actually the same. It's Vanity in both tunes (for a long time I thought it was Mayte in Orgasm). And, being the same moaning, I agree with you that it works in Vibrator (I'd add that it's damn sexy) and is embarrasing in Orgasm.

My favorite album. Title track is brilliant. Love the jazy music. Love this album!!!!!!!